Automotive Awards

From environmental changes to keeping up with current trends, we at The Business Concept aim to celebrate companies, individuals and enterprises from technical excellence to behind the scenes with our introductory year of the Automotive Awards!

About the Automotive Awards

The Automotive industry is a key contributor to the global economy ensuring the diligent work of all individuals and organisations involved keep the business world moving forward. From environmental changes to keeping up with current trends, we at The Business Concept aim to celebrate those companies, individuals and enterprises from technical excellence to behind the scenes with our introductory year of the Automotive Awards!

As an industry, constantly transforming to adapt to the ever-changing curve of social, environmental and technological market trends, we at The Business Concept aim to celebrate those companies, individuals and enterprises behind the scenes and projecting on screens.

The Automotive Awards are open to all businesses, individuals and enterprises operating within the industry and we encourage readers to leave a nomination in the below form for anyone you may feel deserves to be recognised this year.

The Business Concept aim to seek out the brightest sparks who influence, engage and endeavour to provide the best of services, from the designers, legal pioneers and marketing masters, to the talents of engineers who are able to differentiate in a competitive and ever-evolving industry.

With trends forecasted over the next decade of transferring to electric across the globe, ‘going smart’ to suit consumers’ desire for the next big trend and of course, those keeping history in place with classic transport maintenance, we are honoured to be able to shine the metaphorical headlight on those who create unique experiences, products and projects keeping ahead of the constant shifts within the industry to give our readers a glimpse into the hard work that goes on behind the scenes and at the pitstop.

As with all The Business Concept Awards, the Automotive Awards are based on merit, not the number of votes received. Our process works to ensure that we reward parties based on their excellence in the industry, the quality of their products and their dedication to service. To move successfully from nominee to winner, there must be evidence of extensive expertise and skills, dedication to customer service and client satisfaction with an ongoing commitment to excellence and innovation.

Once votes are received, nominees will then be contacted by our awards so they can accept the nomination and ask for more details regarding the program and the next stages.

The aim of the Automotive Awards is without a doubt to become a winner, the accolade provides you with affirmation that you, no ifs and buts about it, have outshone the competition.

Enhancing your victory with visual reminders, allows for the promotion of your brand to extend even further, which in turn, can attract talented new employees looking to work for the best and new customers and clients looking to work with the best.

So, if you believe your commitment to innovation and services are first class, follow the links below for more in-depth information regarding our process, criteria and judging panel please visit our FAQ page.

Key dates

Entries Open:
Thursday 1st September 2022
Entries Closed:
Monday 7th November 2022
Winners Announced:
January 2023
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The Nomination Team can assist with answering any queries that you have regarding a nomination, or the process involved in taking part in one of our award programmes.

Please get in touch with us via email or over the phone if you have any questions - we are happy to help!

Methodology

The researching of nominees

The The Business Concept team work ardently to identify the firms that are truly delivering and achieving great things for their industry sector. We drive many of the nominations ourselves and also encourage external nominations via subscribers, online visitors, social media followers, clients and wider circulation. Nominating parties are invited to put forward either third-party businesses whom they hold in high regard, or their own organisation.

The Shortlisting of nominees

All nominees are formally requested to accept their nomination. Should any firm or individual rather decline at this point, they are simply taken out of the running. Those who formally accept are given the opportunity to submit additional materials in support of their nomination. Although there is no obligation to complete and supply material, we have found that many nominees value this stage, in the process, and our research team find this very beneficial when determining businesses deserving of recognition.

Professional evaluation and judging of those shortlisted

Our dedicated research team will assess all information presented to them and also gather information independently from a variety of publicly accessible sources, which are assessed alongside any material supplied by a nominating party or the nominee themselves. The research team casts their final judgment, based on various criteria including client and customer dedication, innovation, business growth, longevity, online reputation, customer feedback and business performance.

Our winners

Once winners are determined, they are personally notified before any public announcement is made, allowing time for any communications throughout the wider business and the coordination of marketing strategies. Unfortunately, not everyone can be a winner; however, all who take part are encouraged to come back next year. Once the press embargo is lifted, details of our The Business Concept award winners will be made public via the website, award winners’ magazine and subscriber newsletter.

Gain maximum exposure for your win

The Business Concept award winners are offered a range of promotional packages which vary from inclusion in the free-of-charge winners’ directory, to trophies, content in our magazine and on our website. We encourage all winners to publicly announce their win independently. Announcements via company websites, social media, via publicly released press releases, and through local and national press are all great ways of maximising the exposure which can be gained from such an amazing achievement. If you have need of further advice, on how to gain maximum exposure from your win, please feel free to get in touch. We are more than happy to assist our clients with their marketing needs and initiatives.

Awards Team

Tony Garner

Tony Garner - Technology and Finance Director

Tony is one of three directors at AI Global Media, the digital group behind The Business Concept. As the director of technology of the business Tony is committed to ensuring that The Business Concept recognises the most inventive, progressive and forward-thinking of businesses with its award programmes and that each winner not only has a great experience but also gains maximum value for their award win.

Jeremy Roe

Jeremy Roe - Head of Research

Jeremy has been in this position since 2015 and is dedicated to his research team and to the readers, nominees and award winners of The Business Concept’s award programmes. Jeremy's diligent approach is carried across to his team members ensuring quality in the research carried out on behalf of The Business Concept.

Phil Pearson

Phil Pearson - The Business Concept Lead Researcher

Phil joined the business in 2016 and rapidly became an integral part of the research team. Phil has a keen interest in all things innovative and is keen to gain further insight into how businesses introduce and integrate new concepts, ideas and processes. He also understands that an award win such as one of The Business Concept’s can be a powerful marketing tool for small businesses making it key for the research team to select those most fitting and most worthy of one of these highly regarded accolades.

Katherine Benton

Katherine Benton - Senior Awards Executive

Katherine is an English Literature and Creative & Professional Writing graduate. Amongst many things her background has driven Katherine to become exceptionally focussed, diligent and conscientious, qualities that she oozes in her work today. Katherine is dedicated in ensuring that the The Business Concept awards offer both maximum value for those who win and that the awards showcase only the most innovative and trusted of businesses.

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Browse our previous winners

You will find details of all our award winners here. Our featured winners are included in our digital award supplement on our website and distributed to the greater circulation. All winners are included in the online directory, which can be viewed in full on the website once the embargo has been lifted and a public announcement has been made. Please feel free to browse through our archived winners lists by clicking on the appropriate year below.

FAQs

FAQs
How long has The Business Concept been around?+
The Business Concept as a stand alone brand has been launched early 2022, born out of a need for real focus on those truly innovate firms pushing boundaries and bringing pioneering concepts, ideas and businesses to the forefront of business. The Business Concept is owned by AI Global Media, a UK based digital group with 14 brands in its portfolio
Where do nominations come from?+
Nominations come to us via three avenues; we put forward businesses ourselves, we accept third-party nominations and businesses also have the option to put their own business for consideration. In the interest of nurturing an environment proven to produce a high response rate, we don’t ask nominees to reveal their identity at the time of submitting a nomination. The ability to succeed and ultimately win an award is not linked to the number of votes received, meaning your award is presented purely on merit. In the interest of security and fairness, we track unusual behaviour on our website to identify repeat votes and cyber-threats.
What happens if I agree to be shortlisted?+
In the interest of focusing our efforts on relevant and eager candidates, we ask all nominees to accept their position on the shortlist giving people complete control in the decision on whether they would like to move forward with the award. Nominees who accept are subject to our scrutiny during the internal vetting procedure and are given the opportunity to present their own data to be considered alongside information collated by our research team. This can take up to 8 weeks for final assessments to be rendered.
Who makes the final decision?+
We employ a highly diligent panel of 5 individuals to conduct all research. At the helm of the panel, is a veteran academic leader with international academic and training experience who is well versed in research, fact-checking and mediation.
Is there a winner’s ceremony or awards dinner?+
The short answer is no. Despite being an enjoyable occasion, it wouldn’t support our group’s philosophy of cost-effective marketing by holding a celebrator event. We follow the belief that optional costs associated with an award are better placed in a year’s worth of online marketing for the winner rather than spending large sums on a ceremony. Our press announcements are made digitally, online and across our network to enforce our position as digital publishers. We aim to provide you with the tools (both digital and physical) to generate real-world value.
What happens if I am successful?+
After you have been notified of your award win, we enforce a short press embargo while our dedicated awards team will liaise with you to establish your preferred method of coverage. Generally, our coverage takes the form of a digital celebratory magazine, we also offer physical trophies, wall mounted certificates and plaques and digital certificates, web-based advertisements and press releases which can be custom designed for you or your company.
Are there any costs involved?+
There are no compulsory costs in accepting a nomination or winning an award with The Business Concept. We do offer a variety of paid additional benefits for our winners, but these are completely optional. To demonstrate our commitment to no mandatory fees, all winners are offered a free of charge promotional package. Our company policy will always remain regardless of budget, our clients should always be able to garner the full value of the award and our seal of approval. We offer a variety of promotional opportunities to our winners, as we have an extensive network and we know, more than anyone, the wider business benefits from promoting industry awards.